diff --git a/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base b/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base
index dbd14a0..3bb2e31 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base
+++ b/Dockerfile.gitlab-operator-build-base
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.14
+FROM golang:1.17
 
 LABEL maintainer="GitLab Distribution Team" \
       description="Build base image for the GitLab Operator project."
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ARG YQ_VERSION=2.4.1
 RUN go get -u \
         github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo \
         golang.org/x/lint/golint \
-    && curl -L https://go.kubebuilder.io/dl/${KUBEBUILDER_VERSION}/linux/amd64 | tar -xz -C /tmp/ \
+    && curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/releases/download/v${KUBEBUILDER_VERSION}/kubebuilder_${KUBEBUILDER_VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz -C /tmp/ \
     && mv /tmp/kubebuilder_${KUBEBUILDER_VERSION}_linux_amd64 /usr/local/kubebuilder \
     && ln -sfv /usr/local/kubebuilder/bin/* /usr/local/bin